Today I tried to install the Adobe Flash Plugin for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. The basic idea was to download the executable, run it and have Flash installed. The problem was that somehow the whole process got corrupted which had several consequences. The Flash Player installation running in the background was creating new temporary Flash executables [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows 8 Task Manager, A Step In The Right Direction?
If you have followed the buzz surrounding Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 8 you may have noticed that the Redmond company has redesigned the Windows Task Manager. When you first open it it only displays programs that have been started by the user. While that’s probably ok for the majority of users, it is nothing [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Process Threads View, Display Process Information
Process Threads View is a new Nirsoft application that has just been released. The program displays a list of all running processes on startup of which one can be selected for closer inspection. The main application interface then lists all thread IDs, statuses, priorities, number of windows, window titles, start address and other information. These [...]
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Process Explorer 14 Released
Process Explorer by Sysinternals is one of those programs that every computer technician and enthusiast should have in their troubleshooting collection. Process Explorer 14 has just been released by its developer Mark Russinovich. The new version of the popular process analysis tool is considered a major update. Process Explorer shows you information about “which handles [...]
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Windows System Explorer
System Explorer is an advanced Windows Task Manager replacement that comes both as a portable and installer version. While it does display all the relevant information that the task manager is displaying it extends the information that are displayed beyond that and provides additional functionality to the user. The interface of System Explorer is tab [...]
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Automatically Identify Running Processes
Assassin SE is a software program for that will scan, identify and rate all running processes on a computer system running Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista. The program will automatically scan all running processes during startup and display information about them in a table. Among the information provided are the name, [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Application Monitor Kiwi
Kiwi is a Windows application monitor that gives the user the options to monitor selected applications, display all kind of statistics and define rules if certain criteria are met. Applications can be added by clicking on the Add button in the main interface or by adding them directly by opening the window that is displaying [...]
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Grouped Access Tools
Grouped Access Tools (GAT) is an advanced Windows Process Manager which can hold its grounds on many levels against the popular Process Explorer. There is definitely room for improvement especially on the visual side which Process Explorer handles professionally. Grouped Access Tools is more of a hidden gem that shows its beauty only to those [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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svchost Viewer
The software program of choice to analyze processes is usually Process Explorer from Sysinternals. Yes, there are other applications that do the same but Process Explorer is probably the standard application. The Open Source program svchost viewer concentrates on the scvhost service only which somewhat limits its usability. It does not seem to provide any [...]